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Steps to Jesus
The Lord says, “I do not want anyone to die.... Turn away from
your sins and live.”
Ezekiel 18:32
. Satan tries to keep you from
believing the blessed promises of God. He wants to take away from
you every bit of hope and every ray of light. But you must not let
him do this. Do not listen to Satan. Say to him, “Jesus died so that
I could live. He loves me and does not want me to die. I have a
loving heavenly Father. Even though I have turned from His love
and wasted His blessings, I will go to my Father. I will say, ‘I have
sinned against Heaven and against You. I am no longer worthy to be
called Your son. Treat me as one of Your hired workers.’”
Jesus told the story of a son who had left home and how he was
received when he decided to come back. “He was still a long way
from home when his father saw him; his heart was filled with pity,
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and he ran, threw his arms around his son, and kissed him.”
Luke
15:20
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This is a beautiful story, but it cannot fully tell of the heavenly
Father.’s love and pity. The Lord said through His prophet, “I have
always loved you, so I continue to show you my constant love.”
Jeremiah 31:3
. The Father is hoping for the sinner’s return even
while the sinner is far away wasting his life and money in a strange
country. When a person feels a desire to return to God, this is God’s
Spirit calling, trying to bring the sinner to the Father’s heart of love.
With the wonderful promises of the Bible before you, how can
you doubt? How can you think that Jesus will not welcome the
sinner who wants to turn from his sins? Put away such thoughts!
Nothing can hurt you more than believing such an idea about our
heavenly Father.
The Father hates sin, but He loves the sinner. He gave Himself
when He gave Christ that all who would believe might be saved. He
wanted them to be blessed forever in His kingdom of glory.
What stronger or more loving words could He use to tell us how
much He loves us? He said, “Can a woman forget her own baby and
not love the child she bore? Even if a mother should forget her child,
I will never forget you.”
Isaiah 49:15
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Look up to Jesus if you have doubts and fears. He lives to ask
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God to forgive your sins. Thank God for the gift of His dear Son.
Pray that His death for you will not be useless. The Spirit invites